Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-31

In the United States circuit court at Chi
cago suits were begun against Senator Sa-
bin of Minnesota by the following parties
Henry Ii. Porter for 5000. 600; Ransom r.
Cable for $50, 000. and William Coffin for
S2.475. Messrs Cable and Porter were
formerly stockholders in the Northwestern
Manufacturing aud Car Company OF Still
water, and the suits are brought against
Senator Sabin, the former president oil the
company, to recover damages for the loss
oftheir stock, arising from alleged misman-
agement OF the affairs of the concern.
Oliver w. Benedict, a prominent lawyer
OF New York city, has mysteriously dis
appeared and his friends believe that he
has either committed suicide or wandered
oil.
The young murderer of the Sell family in
Kansas coniesses and will be hanged.
Bismarck Special: There is no longer
any doubt of the drowning Of the Jackson
family at Painted Woods. The family
consisted OF father, mother and two chill
dren. The mails from Buiord brought in.
formation that while no lives were lost,
many settlers had no time to save their
goods. At Washburne, Mclean county,
the flood was five feet higher than in 1881.
The snow is from twelve to fifteen inches
deep in Central New York and in the IN
thracite coal regions Of Pennsylyania.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins expects to finish her
81, 900, 900 palace at Great harrington,
Mass, this year.
Don Jose Sevilla OF Peru, who died re-
Gently leaving 5000, 600. bequeathed
$500, 600 to the city ofNew York for the es-
Establishment OF a home for poor children.
Champion John l.. Sullivan left Boston
for several months, during which he will
show his shape in many cities. His COM
| hfnatinn will cnmnriza Pat ShRpIy lin
Mckeon, Mike Sullivan, Lord Dashington
Murphy, Steve Taylor, DeBlanche, The
Marine" Jimmy Carroll and BobTurnbull.
My arm is all right now" said Sullivan,
'tall it needs is a little more strength"
The secretary OF the interior has request
ed the attorney general to direct all United
States district attorneys in the Northwest
to see that suits for timber trespasses
brought against parties in the territories
for cutting timber on unsurveyed public
lands which we're decided adversely to the
government to be carried directly to the
United States supreme court for the settle
ment of questionsinvolved.
At Bridgeport, Conn, Mrs. Jacob Kretch-
Ter recently gave birth to n male child which
had an elephants head. In place OF a nose
it had a short trunk The lips protruded
like those of an elephant. The child weighs
about nine pounds, and can only he led
\ with n SPOON. nc mOIneF NlSlUeu Jne CIT
Gus winter quarters the past winter, and
was terribly frightened by the elephants
The parents succeeded in keeping the mat
ter to themselves until recently, and very
few have been permitted to see the child.
Second Lieut.. James H. G.. Wilcox, an OF.
ficer of the Seventh cavalry, is at Fort
Smelling in arrest and under charges which
will be investigated by q general court mar
tial. While at st. Louis recently he for
1919 L.. .nn..aNs-- 10 NUa.hsarN4n
but it's acceptance was refused by the au.
thorities there. owing to the fact that he
was reported by his superioTs to have com
mitted offenses Of a serious character. Or
ders were at once issued for his arrest and
transfer to Fort Smelling, and trial by gem
eral court martial will doubtless be had in
IL short time. He is charged with having
duplicated his back pay accounts and alb
scented himself without leave
P~ostofices established: Dakota-Minota,
Ward county. Iowa-lyy, Polk county.
Wisconsin-Hogan. Wood county. Post
masters commissioned-lowa: Cooper,
Julia E.. Pierson; Fleetwood. C.. Johnston;
Primrose, Hattie j. Miller; Sheldahl, i. ID.
Hatfield; Fourth class postmasters ap.
pointed-Minnesots,: Lanesboro, &. Love
land; Red Lake Falls, o. NJ. Holmes. Dako-
ia: Orient. j. j. Conway. Wisconsin: Shell
Lake, j. Difley; Deer Park, w. Hennessey;
/ " u -. H. L = lAtibNil Il v liDtf-
mann; Navan, A. Hughes.
Capt. Wood, who is one OF the best known
citizens OF st. Paul, an old time newspaper
man and a well Know writer on sporting
matters, wants information OF the where
abouts OF his son. Fred Wood, five feet
seven inches, weight about one hundred
and thirty-ive pounds, dark brown hair
and e~yelashes, small, light brown nous
tache, gray eyes, marrow cheek bones and
4 : - q G.
gers and small feet. When last heard from
was on the Chicago & Burlington railroad
in Wisconsin, but is supposed to have been
in the woods the present winter. Address
James Wood, st. Paul.
DIR. Y. T. Sewers, orte OF the most promi.
nent physicians of Washington, in an in
terview declared that there is danger that
President Cleveland will not live through
his term unless there is a change in his
mode OF living. DIR. Sewers, six months
before Mr.. Manning's illness, made the
same prediction with regard to the seore.
tary, and advised a friend to warn him Of
his danger.
Cardinal Van Nutilli has been appointed
to succeed the late Cardinal Jacobini as
papal secretary OF state.
Father McGlynn has written a letter to
Patrick Ford thanking him for a check
sent by Mr.. Davitt, but requesting that be
return it 20 the donor for use in the bat
ties still to be fought against oppression
in Ireland.
George II. Graham, once proprietor o
Graham's Magazine, for which Edgar A.
Poe used to write, is living iriendless, aged
and poor in New York city.
The president has addressed a ~letterto
Mrs. j. X. Roberts, widow OF the late presi-
dent OF Liberia, who is seeking aid for the
1 nzsn HItah.aaN ~ - lAa-.
in which he says: Liberia is so distinctly
the outgrowth OF the kindly and generous
sentiments OF the people OF the United
States that everything which pertains to
the well being OF that young republic
should appeal to our ~sympathies and be-
nevolence. The hospital which it is pro-
posed to erect seems to me TO be such an
important instrumentality in we'll directed
charity that | desire the acceptance Of the
enclosed contribution to the. enterprise.
TIE friends of Emo, the New York banker
now in Canada, have paId the
losses occasioued by his crimes and are
trying to secure immunity for him so that
he may return.
Charleton IL. Way, the new consul gener-
al to st. Petersburg. has been a successful
real estate dealer in Savannah, Ga, for
some years.
q. L. White, since the failure OF his Proyi.
dence, II. l., newspaper venture, has re-
sumed his position as newspaper CORE
spondent in Washington.
The Illinois supreme court has reversed
the finding of the circuit and APPELLATE
courts in the matter Of the win OF the late
Wilbur +. Storey oil Chicago. The last
will Of Mr.. Storey, bequeathing his prom.
erty, including the Chicago Times, is thus
declared invalid. Mr.. Storey left two Wills,
very similar in their nature, and the last
one was offered for probate, but the point
was raised that as the time OF making the
will he was not a responsible person. The
first will, made some time prior to the one
thrown out, will now, it is supposed, be of.
fered for probate.
Col. Fred Grant and his wife are visiting
Mrs. Potter Palmer, the sister OF Mrs,
Grant, in Chicago.
The president has appointed Whitfield
Walker collector of internal revenue Tor
Florida, vice Samuel c. Thompson. remov.
ed.
Col. Lamont, in conversation in regard
to the presidents health, showed that the
Tears recently expressed by DR.. Sewers are
not shared by the presidents family and
his intimate friends. The president, Col.
Lamont said, is to all appearances in per.
feet health.
The Baltimore Sun has the following ca.
plegram from Rome: As anticipated, the
pope approved the plan OF the new Catho.
Tic university which is to be located In
Washington. In the matter OF location as
IN other respects the pope confidently de.
iers to the judgment Of the bishops, and
places the institution directly and forever
under the jurisdiction OF the American hier.
archy. In all the text of the brief are used
enthusiastically terms OF endorsement in
the same spirit as the language OF the pope
on the occasion OF the private receptionto
the cardinals after Thursdays consistory